When Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in April of 1968, the Black theological students at Colgate Rochester Divinity School requested a program and professorship in Black Church Studies as a memorial to what King represented as a pastor and leader of the Black Church. After a forced close-down of the school by the Black students and a series of fundraising efforts, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Professorship in Black Church Studies was established. This position was filled by Henry H. Mitchell (clergyman, educator, author and at that time pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, Santa Monica, CA) on July 1, 1969 and the program of Black Church Studies at CRDS/BH/CTS was launched in September 1969. The Martin Luther King, Jr. Fellows project began as the result of an idea given to Dr. Mitchell for a research and writing project for the purpose of developing literature, curriculum, and bibliographical materials in the area of Black Church practice. At the AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library we are always striving to improve our digital collections. We welcome additional information about people, places, or events depicted in any of the works in this collection. To submit information, please contact us at DSD@auctr.edu. 
Jun 12, 2019

Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection

When Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in April of 1968, the Black theological students at Colgate Rochester Divinity School requested a program and professorship in Black Church Studies as a memorial to what King represented as a pastor and leader of the Black Church. After a forced close-down of the school by the Black students and a series of fundraising efforts, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Professorship in Black Church Studies was established. This position was filled by Henry H. Mitchell (clergyman, educator, author and at that time pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, Santa Monica, CA) on July 1, 1969 and the program of Black Church Studies at CRDS/BH/CTS was launched in September 1969. The Martin Luther King, Jr. Fellows project began as the result of an idea given to Dr. Mitchell for a research and writing project for the purpose of developing literature, curriculum, and bibliographical materials in the area of Black Church practice.

At the AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library we are always striving to improve our digital collections. We welcome additional information about people, places, or events depicted in any of the works in this collection. To submit information, please contact us at DSD@auctr.edu. 
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A crowd of people gather in a clearing to listen to a man talk.
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Crowd Gathers in a Clearing, circa 1972
Date Created
1970/1974
Description
A crowd of people gather in a clearing to listen to a man talk.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, African Americans--Education
Collection
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
A pair of hands weave patterned fabric.
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
A Pair of Hands Weaving, circa 1972
Date Created
1970/1974
Description
A pair of hands weave patterned fabric.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people
Collection
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
An unidentified man stands in a room smiles while holding an unknown object.
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Unidentified Man, circa 1972
Date Created
1970/1974
Description
An unidentified man stands in a room smiles while holding an unknown object.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people
Collection
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Three small African statues stand in the brush.
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Statues in the Brush, circa 1972
Date Created
1970/1974
Description
Three small African statues stand in the brush.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Buildings and grounds
Collection
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
An unidentified man walks outside of Queen's Hall.
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Queen's Hall, circa 1972
Date Created
1970/1974
Description
An unidentified man walks outside of Queen's Hall.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Buildings and grounds
Collection
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Dr. U.S. Curry takes notes while having a conversation with an unidentified woman.
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Dr. U.S. Curry and Woman Converse, circa 1972
Date Created
1970/1974
Description
Dr. U.S. Curry takes notes while having a conversation with an unidentified woman.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, African Americans--Education
Collection
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
A man in a polo shirt shakes hands with a seated man holding a staff.
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Men Shaking Hands, circa 1972
Date Created
1970/1974
Description
A man in a polo shirt shakes hands with a seated man holding a staff.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people
Collection
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Men carry large buckets of sand on their heads to the banks with huts in the background, with boats gathering at the edge of the water.
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Village Near River, circa 1972
Date Created
1970/1974
Description
Men carry large buckets of sand on their heads to the banks with huts in the background, with boats gathering at the edge of the water.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Commerce
Collection
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
An unidentified man stands in front of a chalkboard and speaks.
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Man Stands in Front of a Chalkboard, circa 1972
Date Created
1970/1974
Description
An unidentified man stands in front of a chalkboard and speaks.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, African Americans--Education
Collection
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
The Black Family: Cultural and Medical Perspective, circa 1972
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
The Black Family: Cultural and Medical Perspective, circa 1972
Date Created
1970/1974
Author
Mitchell, Henry
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Theology--Study and teaching, African Americans--Education, African American scholars
Collection
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Women in a courtyard stand in line to see an important man wearing an Agbada.
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Women in Line for a Priest, circa 1972
Date Created
1970/1974
Description
Women in a courtyard stand in line to see an important man wearing an Agbada.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people
Collection
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
A group photo of the MLK Fellowship class.
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
MLK Fellowship Commencement, circa 1972
Date Created
1970/1974
Description
A group photo of the MLK Fellowship class.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, African Americans--Education
Collection
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
A man sits at a desk and looks at two photographs.
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Man Looks at Two Photographs, circa 1972
Date Created
1970/1974
Description
A man sits at a desk and looks at two photographs.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, African Americans--Education
Collection
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
An unidentified man gives a passionate speech by gestating his arms with a commited and dominating posture.
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Man Gives a Speech, circa 1972
Date Created
1970/1974
Description
An unidentified man gives a passionate speech by gestating his arms with a commited and dominating posture.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, African Americans--Education
Collection
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
A man records a group of unidentified women playing Udus.
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Man Records a Group of Women, circa 1972
Date Created
1970/1974
Description
A man records a group of unidentified women playing Udus.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people
Collection
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Exterior view of Oshun North East Grade B Customary Court facade.
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Exterior of Oshun North East Grade B Customary Court, circa 1972
Date Created
1970/1974
Description
Exterior view of Oshun North East Grade B Customary Court facade.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Buildings and grounds
Collection
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Black Baptist Churches, circa 1971
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Black Baptist Churches, circa 1971
Date Created
1970/1974
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Theology--Study and teaching, African Americans--Education, African American scholars
Collection
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
People gather outside of a covered car garage.
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Outside a Car Garage, circa 1972
Date Created
1970/1974
Description
People gather outside of a covered car garage.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people
Collection
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Sermon: Building Bridges, circa 1972
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Sermon: Building Bridges, circa 1972
Date Created
1970/1974
Author
Mitchell, Henry
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Theology--Study and teaching, African Americans--Education, African American scholars
Collection
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
An elderly man holding a horse hair fly swatter sits in a wooden chair decorated with elephant tusks. He is wearing white robes that cover him almost completely.
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Old Man in a Chair, circa 1972
Date Created
1970/1974
Description
An elderly man holding a horse hair fly swatter sits in a wooden chair decorated with elephant tusks. He is wearing white robes that cover him almost completely.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people
Collection
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection